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DAUPHIN ISLAND, AL - JULY 31: Jerel Maddox and Kentrell Collins frolic in the warm waters off the coast of Alabama, in the Gulf of Mexico. The two have emerged as leaders and role models in the group. Kentrell, as team captain, holds a great deal of authority, but Jerel, who the group also refers to as "the mom," often provides the kind of guidance that can often be identified as parental in nature. The Prancing Elites are a group of young, gay, black men who practice J-Sette, a form of dance birthed at Historically Black Colleges that is characterized by sharp, cheerleading-style movements and hip-hop performed to an eight-count beat. Traditionally, men cannot join college dance teams, so young gay black men have been forming their own J-Sette "lines," organizing competitions, and creating their own outlets to practice this type of dance. (Photo by Sara Naomi Lewkowicz/Getty Images Reportage)